Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Royale with Cheese

It's way too high up to be a kerb.

Sounds like one of the S.M.A.R.T. repair guys is the best option here. No Tesla specific bodyshop needed and you're grand anyway as it's just the plastic bumper that needs work. They can often come to you to repair it which is another bonus.

Am I Evil?

Just received an email from Tesla Ireland on my Model 3 order. They've asked if I can confirm I'd be happy to take delivery in November/December or wait until Feb/March of 2022 for a 22 plate. They've interestingly mentioned that the SEAI €5K grant will be finishing at the end of this year so to avail I must take delivery this year.

Moreilly

Looks like the prices have already increased also....

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117992903#Comment_117992903

Thats mad, just had a quick look;

White SR+ standard wheels & black interior €49k

Red SR+ sport wheels, white interior €60k

a few extras & red and you lose the grant!!

innrain

Got a new app on android 4.1.1-667

Seems more responsive. You can order accessories from the app. In description it says you can adjust the charging current and scheduled departure and sch charging but you need 2021.36+ on the car which I don't have yet.

AndyBoBandy

'cannot delete'

AndyBoBandy

Lootbox disappeared from my iOS app... can't see how many free km's I have left!!

Only way is to look on the website, and even then it doesn't show the expiry date anymore!!

wotzgoingon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117993572#Comment_117993572

You better get charging so....🤣

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117993873#Comment_117993873

Expiry date is/was October 2022 anyway, and my referral got used again about 3 days before they closed the referral scheme, so hopefully when that car gets delivered I'll get another 1,500km and a bit of an extension on the expiry too...

Planning a drive anyway next year from Cherbourg to Trelleborg in Sweden and back, as well as a week in Lithuania in-between (and they got their 1st SuC a few weeks ago too), so hopefully that trip won't cost a cent and will all be done with the remaining referral km's

BobbyBingo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117988376#Comment_117988376

Ace Autobody in Bray do all the Tesla Irl body shop work. I've been with them {ahem} on a few occasions and their work is 100% imo.

Royale with Cheese

Thanks. I tried a few of the SMART guys I found on Google but I'm in Shankill and once I told them this they had no interest in coming out to me. Bray would definitely suit.

innrain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117993480#Comment_117993480

I noticed that while charging the limit of charge is shown in both % of battery and km like 90% - 496km. Pretty sure it wasn't like this before.

wassie

As a rough comparison guide, decent bumper patchup & respray can be had for about €300-350 but due to the M3 premium paint expect add another €50-80 onto that.

mobyduck

Hello, does anyone know when the Athenry SuperChargers will be up and running?

Pity not there yet as I’m heading to the far end of Connemara from Dublin next weekend (280+ kms) and it would have made planning the trip a lot easier.

Have M3LR but don’t want any faff queuing for slower (50kW) charge points in Galway or Clifden heading there or on the way back. Will likely (reluctantly) head down in the durrty diesel 😕.

AndyBoBandy

2 hours of slow charging at 11kW will get you 22kW, which is roughly 33%, which should be more than enough to get you there and back…

Galway Plaza has a 150kW unit.

theres also a few Tesla Destination Chargers out that way, so a night in a hotel with a destination chargers, or even stopping in for lunch and you could use one.

mobyduck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118001634#Comment_118001634

Thanks! The 150kW at Galway Plaza changes the calculation somewhat. Cheers.

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118001747#Comment_118001747

There’s also a 50kW unit beside it, so it’s 50% more CCS plugs than all other eCars sites out that way.

MightyMunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118001747#Comment_118001747

Use abetterrouteplanner.com or the app. It'll calculate the best route with charging at the optimal time (e.g. low SOC). Always worth a look before heading off on a long trip to somewhere new

Le Bruise

Finally got to order my company Tesla M3 over the weekend, having delayed it 18 months due to business restrictions from the pandemic.

Was originally going to go Long range, but can't justify the extra expense, particularly with the BIK rumoured to be coming down. Happy out with my SR+ though!!

A few queries from those in the know if you don't mind?

Delivery suggested November, but how realistic is that (if anyone's ordered recently and received a proper delivery date)?

At what point is full payment due, only when it's actually delivered or prior to that?

Finally, proof of insurance for my tesla account. Will this delay getting a delivery date if I don't get it ASAP, or is it just something I need to have sorted by the time I receive delivery?

Cheers!

Onearmedbandit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118003484#Comment_118003484

Ordered Blue LR in June - initially estimated September delivery but no luck so rep is now saying November earliest. No VIN assigned yet so still in holding pattern.

Previous post regarding the shipping movements is handy to keep an eye on potential delivery dates. Until you have a VIN your car isnt on a boat and therefore is more than a month away (unless you get lucky and someone cancels a delviered order).

Not certain about payment due and proof of insurance as I am in the same boat as yourself there.

Le Bruise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118003755#Comment_118003755

Model 3 SR+ and LR are still getting the November delivery estimate on the Tesla site at the moment, so there must be a shipment of them due in (fingers crossed both of ours are on it). Model 3 Performance is saying December delivery and all others (S, X etc) are saying end of 2022, which seems extreme!

innrain

Ordered in April and got it in May few days earlier than estimated. I got the VIN only with the proof of registration. They've arranged the finance with AIB and I made the final payment somewhere at the end of April. They'll ask you. Never sent the proof of insurance. A week before the delivery date they sent me the Proof of Registration with the VIN and reg plate. I had to go on motor tax website and pay the motor tax. The insurers were giving me crazy quotes as I didn't have a "valid reg plate". Few days later after their systems got updated, got the insurance sorted and the disc came in the same day with the car.

I was lucky as there was a big push for LRs to be delivered by the end of Q2 due to grant removal. At one point there were 50 Models3 on stock while now there are none. I'd say 99.999% you will get your SR+ before the end of the year. S and X are not sold outside US for the moment so this is the reason for such crazy delivery dates.

rocky

M3P fwends! I remember thinking I'll be missing out the grey alloys that came out in 2020, they look good from a distance, but close up a bit... unfinished? They were also curbed to bits, and rear tyres were changed to PZeros, front still original Michelins.

His interior looked better than mine, lots less fingerprints on the dash

rocky

Anyone with a 2021 M3P get these abysmal 0-100 acceleration results when battery percentage goes down?

(from Bjorn's data https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HOwktdiZmm40atGPwymzrxErMi1ZrKPP )

wassie

Thats a quite a marked difference. Is that down primarily to the different a battery types?

rgfinn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118006653#Comment_118006653

I haven’t timed them, but directionally that seems correct. The drop off is pretty extreme below 10%, but don’t think it’s as bad as those figures suggest around the 20% point.

In any case, it doesn’t bother me. I rarely venture that low in battery level and when I do I would want to take it easy. The punch and initial acceleration from the P is phenomenal and I think it looks a lot better than non-P.

to answer a question you didn’t ask: faced with the decision again, I’d still pick the P over a LR (even if it had the 19” wheels and acceleration boost).

Hope that helps.

Fitz II

I notices a perceptible drop in performance of the M3P below 70% drove more like a long range below that level, all the violence was gone and while it was still quick you could plant the foot a lot. Obviously Bjorn is a lot more scientific than I am with my butt dyno.

rocky

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118007568#Comment_118007568

I think so, different battery and obviously different battery management...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118008208#Comment_118008208

Is yours a 2021? I feel no marked difference as charge % goes down in my 2019... Of course, if battery is cold, there's a power limit, but this is different, the limit appears to be related to charge %, even if battery is at optimal temp.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118008313#Comment_118008313

Yours was a 2020? still 'older' battery I think, seems only the newer batteries are affected

rgfinn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118008473#Comment_118008473

Yep, 2021 MIC M3P delivered in June.

I don’t have a way to monitor battery temperature but I definitely think battery % is the key contributor. Approx 65% is where I consistently notice less kick/punch (that immediate instantaneous acceleration)

edit: actually looking at the data you shared again… it seems to match exactly my experience with the car in terms of acceleration reduction.